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<blockquote data-quote="Oneironaut" data-source="post: 1186792" data-attributes="member: 88633"><p>I'd say if you want more functionality with Windows documents, get OpenOffice, which is free.</p><p></p><p>Also, keep in mind that applications (aka programs) will install as external drives onto your desktop when you first download them (usually). In other words, if you download "Application A" you'll have an icon on your desktop that looks like the icon for an external drive called "Application A". Although you can indeed open the application by double clicking on this icon, it's really an installer, like an .exe file on Windows. In the Mac world it's called a disk image or .dmg file. You use it to install the application then "eject" it by dragging it to the trash. This seems to throw people off at first.</p><p></p><p>If you're looking for free alternatives to Photoshop, you can try Gimp or Seashore. Not as fully featured as PS but they might do in a pinch.</p><p></p><p>I recommend the video tutorials Vansmith linked to. The Missing Manual is a terrific resource, but if you want to quickly get the basics or if you're just used to learning things visually by watching it done, you'll find them helpful.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oneironaut, post: 1186792, member: 88633"] I'd say if you want more functionality with Windows documents, get OpenOffice, which is free. Also, keep in mind that applications (aka programs) will install as external drives onto your desktop when you first download them (usually). In other words, if you download "Application A" you'll have an icon on your desktop that looks like the icon for an external drive called "Application A". Although you can indeed open the application by double clicking on this icon, it's really an installer, like an .exe file on Windows. In the Mac world it's called a disk image or .dmg file. You use it to install the application then "eject" it by dragging it to the trash. This seems to throw people off at first. If you're looking for free alternatives to Photoshop, you can try Gimp or Seashore. Not as fully featured as PS but they might do in a pinch. I recommend the video tutorials Vansmith linked to. The Missing Manual is a terrific resource, but if you want to quickly get the basics or if you're just used to learning things visually by watching it done, you'll find them helpful. [/QUOTE]
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